Remembrance Day Groningen, Ten Boer and Haren 2024: this is the complete program

On Thursday, May 4, it is Remembrance Day and throughout the Netherlands we commemorate all Dutch war victims who have died anywhere in the world since the Second World War. Below we have listed the Remembrance Day programs of Groningen, Ten Boer and Haren for you.

The theme for May 4 and 5, 2024 is ‘Freedom tells: prelude to 80 years of freedom’. With this theme, the National Committee draws attention to the scars left behind by the Second World War that are still visible. This is also the year that the lustrum celebration of 80 years of freedom starts in September.

Program Groningen

Below we list where and when there is something to do in Groningen around Remembrance Day:

Friday May 3, 2024

In connection with the Jewish day of rest, Shabbat, the Jewish community of Groningen commemorates on Friday, May 3:
10:30 am Commemoration at the Jewish Cemetery, Iepenlaan
11:30 am Commemoration at the monument Saint George and the dragon, Martinikerkhof
12:30 p.m Commemoration at the Jewish Monument, Hereweg

Saturday May 4, 2024

Wreaths and flowers are laid at memorial stones and monuments. For those interested who want to be present, the bus will leave at 9:00 am from the Arriva garage at Bornholmstraat 60.

9:30 am Selwerderhof: NS Monument, Indies Monument and Veterans Monument
10am Northern Cemetery, Moesstraat 98
10:20 am Plaque Butterworth, Paterswoldseweg 188
10:40 am Southern Cemetery, Hereweg
10:55 am Roman Catholic Cemetery, Hereweg
11:10 am Former House of Detention, Helper Line 2, Memorial Stone for political prisoners
11.25 am Esserveld Cemetery, Esserweg: graves of the fallen Allied soldiers,
killed resistance members and the war memorial
12:10 p.m Wreath laying memorial plaque Scholtenhuis, Naberstraat
Subsequently, wreath laying plaque for the killed Canadian soldiers and the plaque for the slain municipal council members. Location: Town Hall on the Grote Markt
3:00 PM Commemoration of Corporal Kevin Roggeveld, who died on July 6, 2016 during the Peace Mission in Mali. With the collaboration of The Clan MacBeth Pipe Band. Location: Hoogkerk Cemetery
3:00 PM Commemoration of the Vergis bombing of September 26, 1941. Location: monument Jozef Israëlsplein
4:15 p.m Commemoration of Johannes Swint, communist resistance fighter, murdered on January 1, 1944 on Linnaeusplein. Location: Linnaeusplein, side of Zaagmuldersweg.

Commemorations in other places

11am Commemoration Hoogkerk Cemetery, Kerkstraat
8 p.m Commemoration of the Dutch Reformed Church Engelbert Cemetery
8 p.m Commemoration of the New Noorddijk Cemetery. Preceded by a Silent Procession, gathering at 7:00 PM, departure at 7:15 PM at the Dock, Cabin 4
7:45 pm Commemoration Monument on the Boeiersingel, Hoogkerk

The National Commemoration will take place from 6 p.m.
6 p.m National flag at half-mast on public buildings – until sunset (approximately 9 p.m.)
Public commemoration at the Jewish Monument on Hereweg
6:25 p.m Arrangement of the participants in the Silent Tour at the Van Mesdag Clinic on the Hereweg
6:35 p.m Welcome and introductory words. Followed by the laying of wreaths at the Jewish Monument by the Groningen municipal council and the Groningen 4 May Commemoration Foundation.
This will be followed by a Silent Tour from the Hereweg. The Silent Tour is preceded by Gruno’s Postharmonie Groningen. Route: Hereweg, Gedempte Zuiderdiep, Oosterstraat, Grote Markt, Kreupelstraat, Martinikerkhof.

Public commemoration of Martinikerkhof

7:15 p.m Martinikerkhof: guard of honor of members of the Groningen branch of the Dutch Red Cross,
chorale music by Chr. Harmony company Patrimonium Groningen at the provincial
war memorial Saint George and the dragon
7:39 pm Bells of the Martini Tower are ringing
7:45 pm Arrival of the Silent Tour and setup at the Martinikerkhof
7:47 PM The Clan MacBeth Pipe Band plays Highland Cathedral
7:50 PM Word of welcome and explanation of the programme
7:54 pm King’s Commissioner René Paas and Mayor of Groningen Koen Schuiling lay the first wreath at the monument on behalf of all of us.
7:58 PM Tattoo signal
8 p.m Two strikes of the Martini Tower clock as a sign of the start of the Two Minutes of Silence
8:02 p.m The Wilhelmus, verses 1 and 6
8:05 p.m Speech by the King’s Commissioner in the province of Groningen, Mr René Paas
8:14 p.m Official wreath laying ceremony. Followed by the parade for all interested parties along the provincial
war memorial Saint George and the dragon. Possibility to lay flower(s), flower arrangements,
wreaths. The Chr. Harmony company Patrimonium and Gruno’s Postharmonie play choral music.

After the Commemoration, everyone is welcome in the Martini Church for hot coffee or tea. An ironing
quartet consisting of students from the Prince Claus Conservatory will provide musical accompaniment to this informal meeting in the background.

21.00 o’clock Theater Na de Dam plays the show HOOP in the Martini Church. There are no costs attached to this.

Program Ten Boer

Silent Procession on Saturday, May 4, 2024

The Silent Tour departs from the Hendrik Westerplein, led by the Volharding music association. The route runs via Wigboldstraat and Stadsweg to the old cemetery. Flowers are laid on the war graves and Perseverance plays. The Silent Tour continues via Gaykingastraat and Lindenstraat – here there is a short stop at the Stolpersteine ​​- and finally ends at the war memorial on the Vijverweide.

Program at the monument

7:50 PM Arrival of the Silent Procession at the monument with choral music
7:59 p.m Tattoo
8 p.m 2 minutes of silence
8:02 p.m Wilhelmus, two verses.
8:04 p.m Greeting by a member of the local committee
8:05 p.m Wreath laying on behalf of the municipal council, representatives of the 9 villages and the Veterans. Flower laying by Amnesty International.
8:09 pm Word of thanks and announcement of Amnesty activity
8:10 p.m Explanation by Amnesty representative
8:10 p.m Choral music during Amnesty activity
8:20 p.m End

Program Haren

Saturday May 4, 2024

14.00 hours Re-placement of signs from the ‘Remembrance’ sign project at houses.
14.00 hours Short commemoration ceremony at the monument on the Oosterbroekweg in Glimmen for the commemoration of Anda Kerkhoven, Dini Alkema and Gerrit Boekhoven
2:30 p.m Short commemoration ceremony on the Hoge Hereweg in Glimmen at the monument in Appelbergen
3:00 PM Short memorial ceremony at the Reformed Cemetery on Kerkstraat in Haren at the grave of Mr Venema
3:15 p.m Short commemoration ceremony at Haren railway station (west side) at Jewish war marking
5 p.m Memorial signs will be placed at the Village Church
6:30 PM Memorial ceremony at the ‘Eshof’ cemetery at Rijksstraatweg 290 in Haren. Short word of welcome by chairman of the May 4 committee Musical setting for Harmonie ’67
19:00 End of ceremony Eshof cemetery
7:30 PM Gather delegates and interested parties on the forecourt of the Dorpskerk
7:45 pm Commemoration at Village Church
7:46 pm Reading poems by students of the Maartenscollege Haren
7:58 PM Signal Tattoo
8 p.m Clock tolls and then 2 minutes of silence. Followed by two verses of the ‘Wilhelmus’.
8:05 p.m Wreath laying at the monument under Choral Music Harmonie ’67
21.00 o’clock End of the ceremonies